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To celebrate the Grand Opening of Rogers' Cideryard on Nov. 18, the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting event. Pictured from left are the Cideryard’s Courtney Spencer, Danielle Krizan, Mitch Rogers and Sam and Todd Rogers. Rogers’ Cideryard is open Fridays ...

First Choice Financial Federal Credit Union recently opened its new branch at 3677 Route 30 in Broadalbin, next to the Fulton County Visitors Center. This convenient location features all the services that FCFFCU personal and business customers enjoy including a drive-thru teller window and ...

AMSTERDAM — With six offices already in the Capital Region, CMK and Associates Real Estate has officially announced its seventh office with Van Billings Real Estate LLC of Dolgeville.
Since CMK has opened its doors in 2008, the brokerage has grown significantly.
The brokerage now includes ...

The Holiday Shopping Season has begun and now is the time to think about keeping those dollars local.
Online shopping is taking its toll on brick and mortar stores more and more every year, and although online shopping is convenient, we must realize the impact it has on our local ...

NEW YORK — Store chains feeling the upheaval in retail are making strategic alliances — and that can mean picking sides.
Kohl’s shoppers can find Amazon devices at some stores, and return items they bought from the online retailer. Nike has made some of its sneakers available through ...

NEW YORK — Many Americans have a blind spot when it comes to retirement planning: long-term care costs. Even though the majority of Americans will at some point need long-term care, few are planning for it. Many underestimate the costs and mistakenly believe health insurance can help ...

Recently, it has been reported that hackers have stolen personal identifying and sensitive information from 143 million American consumers, including Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers, from Equifax, one of the three big consumer credit reporting agencies.
How this could ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Some smaller retailers will tug at shoppers’ heartstrings during the holidays, trying to create an emotional experience or connection that a big national chain might not provide.
Store owners are going well beyond the usual holiday decorations and music. Among their plans: ...

While the broader stock market has been steadily racking up gains and posting new highs, companies that own real estate have been lagging, with some notable exceptions.
Losses by struggling mall and shopping center owners have weighed on real estate investment trusts, offsetting healthy ...

Most U.S. small businesses aren’t prepared to cope with a disaster, severe weather or the absence of most of their workers. That’s the finding of a survey released last week by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and MetLife.
The survey of 1,000 owners or operators of small companies found that ...

TOYOTA, Japan — At a car factory in this city named after Toyota, the usual robots with their swinging arms are missing. Instead, workers intently fit parts into place by hand with craftsmanship-like care.
The big moment on the assembly line comes when two bulbous yellow tanks of hydrogen ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Internet gambling in the United States has been limited to just three states since it began in 2013, but it could soon get a big boost from an unlikely source: the U.S. Supreme Court.
Some gambling industry officials, regulators and analysts think that a favorable ...

NEW YORK — Corporate profits keep chugging along.
Companies have lined up in recent weeks to tell investors that they earned more during the summer than Wall Street had forecast, and the big numbers offer some reassurance for the market’s skeptics.
Stock prices tend to track corporate ...

The wedding was complicated and expensive. But it’s over, and now it’s time to settle in and enjoy your new life together.
Lucky for you, I’m here to warn you about some common money myths that newlyweds have been known to bring with them into their marriage.
∫ Myth: Double the ...

NEW YORK — Before the holiday season, employees at Andrea Correale’s catering business get an email reminder that in December, “we need all hands on deck.”
Elegant Affairs Caterers often has 12 events in a single day during the holidays, so Correale needs her staff of 230 to show up ...

NEW YORK — Want that charcoal mask or the smoky-eye look but don’t want to spend a lot?
There are lots of options to look your best for the winter holidays, and the beauty shopping experience is becoming more enjoyable. Both Walmart and Target are revamping their beauty areas, adding ...

NEW YORK — Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich is stepping down as CEO and the company is buying Au Bon Pain — bringing together two chains the executive helped build.
The companies did not disclose on Wednesday how much Panera was paying for Au Bon Pain, an acquisition it says will boost its ...

DETROIT — A self-driving car company created by Google is pulling the human backup driver from behind the steering wheel and will test vehicles on public roads with only an employee in the back seat.
The move by Waymo started Oct. 19 with an automated Chrysler Pacifica minivan in the ...

NEW YORK — The future of the smartphone, as Apple calls its new iPhone X, means breaking old habits.
With no more home button, this mostly means replacing presses with swipes and the fingerprint ID sensor with facial recognition.
In my 10 days with the iPhone X, I tried to fool its Face ...